PRE-opening of the first SHOE MUSEUM in THESSALONIKI GREECE all MAY 2018
Begin date: 2018-05-01 . - End date: 2018-05-31
May 9, 2018 Big opening party PUT ON YOUR BEST SHOES AND COME
THESSALONIKI SHOE MUSEUM TEAM
Dr. Tanya Kyriakidou
shoemuseumthessaloniki@gmail.com
Tel: 30 6940805041
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The Research Center & Shoe Museum will function as a specialized technology research and development center to serve the needs of the footwear and leather goods industries in Europe and the rest of the world as a tool for industrial development.
The Center aims at accelerating the development and upgrading of the footwear and leather goods industry and strengthening the untapped potential of our country to strengthen production coverage of the domestic market and of course exports.
It wants to help the official and non-formal sector of footwear and leather goods by providing training and support services for production, information and dissemination of the results of its Research dimension, support for exhibitions, competitions and all kinds of cultural, artistic and scientific events.
The Research Center & Shoe Museum will function as a specialized technology research and development center to serve the needs of the footwear and leather goods industries in Europe and the rest of the world as a tool for industrial development.
The Center aims at accelerating the development and upgrading of the footwear and leather goods industry and strengthening the untapped potential of our country to strengthen production coverage of the domestic market and of course exports.
It wants to help the official and non-formal sector of footwear and leather goods by providing training and support services for production, information and dissemination of the results of its Research dimension, support for exhibitions, competitions and all kinds of cultural, artistic and scientific events.
The strategy of the Center will be to give value to micro and small footwear and leather goods businesses through market-oriented training and footwear
development and improvement. It will also provide skills that will enable them to make or improve products that are unique and of good quality. This recognizes the fact that, with proper training and the use of appropriate basic tools, micro and small businesses can find products that can compete favorably on both local and global markets.
The Center will also host the Unique Footwear Museum.
The exhibits will start with donations of people and businesses wishing to create the Museum, artworks on the theme of every season's footwear, paintings, sculptures, creations of all kinds and even food creations.
The Museum will host events of all kinds, educational, cultural, special receptions, gala, banquets and business demonstrations. It will also establish and support Special Scholarships for new talent designers For Corporate Social Responsibility, the Center will be actively engaged in shoe collection actions to "support" the steps of children with financial problems for a better future.
For the realization of this project, an excellent collaboration with ART
THESSALONIKI begins in May 2018 where it will host in its premises within the National Fair of Thessaloniki our innovative idea, the first exhibits for one month and a Pre-opening Gala on the theme "put on your BEST SHOES and come ".